NewsFactor - Wed Nov 16, 4:08 PM ET
Under an agreement struck at the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society, the United States will retain control of the domain-name system controlling the Internet. The European Union and some countries had hoped to put the system under international control, which they believed would lead to enhanced cooperation among governments. Some countries, such as Iran and Brazil, argued that the United Nations or another global organization should take over management of the domain-name system.
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